Cricket George,

Shoot! I was hoping to glow in the dark! Well, at least my husband will start eating any fish I catch now. I am not sure there are any perch in the pond. We have never caught any. There are some turtles, crappie, and some huge bass. We have caught 5 lb bass in there before. Never seen a bluegill or perch. Don't even know if those are the same fish or not. I guess the perch is needed as feed for the bass. I know we don't want the crappie to take over since they spawn first. One catfish was caught about 8 years ago, but haven't caught one since. We don't get a lot of free time to fish though. There may be some in there that we just cannot catch.

The pipe was put in one day without our knowledge. It was a private developer who put it in. The road was not wide enough for the county to take over so he widened it. Then the county took it over. We didn't know we could complain about it. Do you think it is too late? Could we plug up the pipe with something?

The pond is not very big or deep. Round, maybe 6-9' deep, about 40-50' across. I sure appreciate your information about pond management. You have mentioned things I never even thought of before. Thanks for your help.

Patti (Hope you were very successful in your fishing today.)